Plastic Crack, at games night
As I lay here listening to James Brown and watching my cat lick him self, I force my self to reflect on what I have done today. And really, I have not done much, but don’t fret, I really planed on doing nothing and just to relax and figure out what I need to get done this weekend at work.
So really not wanting to think about work, I procrastinated and waited for games night at Amos’s house, and an idea flashed though my head, something I could post about.
The last couple times at our games night we have ended up starting and finishing our night with some “plastic crack”, or video games. Is this a good thing or bad? Really I don’t care, it’s a good time and I enjoy the time spent with friends, the zoning out I can do in front of a TV and then the game play of the board games we play.
What my idea is was to introduce a video game that most of the group has played, but not together. We all have played or talked about the “first person shooters” that take more than just running around and killing what ever you see. For example the games like Splinter Cell, Ghost Recon, Rainbow Six (all tom Clancy stuff) and the gulf war games. These games involve great control of the character, thought out game play and some sort of strategy. And with the newer games there is coop play where two players can play together to finish a level. I have done a bunch of this kind of play with a friend of mine who is REALLY into these game (he’s in the army).
Would this be a good idea, or would it be a distraction from what we usually do, would it be a welcome change, or a one night that everyone goes home and decided, “That was a BAD idea!” Or would this be a good thing to focus on a cretin location, like my house. (that we have not used yet due to its constant state of being trashed)
Any ways, its 0200 and I'm up till when ever I want to go to bed, I got to work nights this weekend, and the cat is done licking him self, so I can go on living my life!
See ya next week!
Squid
posted by Squid @ 2:25 AM
2 Comments
2 Comments:
I would definitely be up for this... I LOVE PVP 1st person shooters, and would enjoy exploring some of these on the console... I think there's a place for it at Game night, especially those nights when our brains are blitzed from trying to learn new rules...
I like it in doses. It's clear, I'm sure. I have a better collection of videogames than almost anyone...
Videogames have been the primary source of gaming through my life... a sometimes productive addiction since I was about 6. Only recently figured out that a growing field of worthwhile gaming existed elsewhere...
Always a struggle, though, having some bad effects on me. Zombie TV issues, the ability to play by myself (so I do... for hours, days, weeks, months...), less physical real-world interaction...
The short attention span doses is a concern for me at times, tiny 2 minute doses. An epic fantasy adventure that's multi player, with story and heft, would be good. The Secret of Mana (as discussed with Devon) on the SNES would be nice.
Finding that there were, in fact, amazing strategic board games that existed (as opposed to the games everyone knows) was a watershed moment for me. Almost instantly I knew I'd found what I'd been looking for my whole life (how'd hundreds of great games avoid the eye of a devoted gamer for so many years? The eternal question...). They solve all the issues I have with videogames. They force me to be social (none of you understand the difference in me here, compared to two years ago), they don't feel like an art form that's harmful in ways to people/kids with the solo, TV-centric aspect... etc.
So they're my priority. Not just because I have 100 games that I have to justify the purchase of. :) The CC interest of...
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